nose cone

1. 1.

   front consisting of the conical head of a missile or rocket that protects the payload from heat during its passage through the atmosphere

   Synonymsogive

   Broaderfront

   Part ofheat shield

Questions about nose cone

What does nose cone mean?

nose cone means "front consisting of the conical head of a missile or rocket that protects the payload from heat during its passage through the atmosphere".

What is another word for nose cone?

Close synonyms include ogive. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.